Friends of Julia Niswender and her family, including, from left, Kim Lee, Breonna Schindler, and Rachel and Erik DeSloover, react as they observe their candles during the vigil in honor of Julia in Munson Park Friday Dec. 14, 2012 in Monroe, Mich. Niswender's body was found in her off-campus apartment bedroom Tuesday night. An autopsy was performed, but police say the cause of death is pending until more tests are finished. Investigators were treating the case as a homicide.

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Alex Roth, 13 leaves the Duval County Courthouse with his new parents Heinz and Carol Roth after his adoption was finalized Friday morning, Dec. 14, 2012 in Jacksonville, Fla.. The Roth's, who live in Augusta, Ga. found Alex on the Heart Gallery website which has photos of children available for adoption. Alex is carrying a print given to him during his adoption ceremony of one of the photos taken of him when he was 11 that was in the Heart Gallery traveling exhibit.

Lluis Marin Tarroch of Andorra, Tommaso Leoni of Italy, Marvin James of Switzerland and Markus Schairer of Austria compete in the eighth finals of the USANA Snowboardcross World Cup on December 14, 2012 in Telluride, Colorado.

An ironworker watches as a steel column is lifted on to 3 World Trade Center, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 in New York. When completed, the 80-story building will rise to 1,170 feet.

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A holiday tree in Union Square is seen through a window on December 14, 2012 in San Francisco, California. With less than two weeks before Christmas, San Franciscans are getting into the holiday spirit.

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In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, a man works on a new nuclear reactor at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant in Augusta, Ga. The $14 billion project to build the nuclear power plant is trending hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and trailing more than a year behind schedule, according to a report from a state-hired construction watchdog. Buzz Miller, executive vice president of nuclear development at Southern Co., who oversees the project, says quality counts more than cost.

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First lady Michelle Obama speaks to children as her dog Bo sits on her lap during a visit at Children's National Medical Center on December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. The first lady toured the hospital before greeting 200 patients and hospital staff.

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Jay McCullough, of the Flagstaff Fire Department, blows snow along Highway 180 in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Several inches of snow dropped on Flagstaff closing schools and making travel difficult.